Gabonese Democratic Party

The Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) is a conservative political party in Gabon, founded in 1953. The PDG was the only legal party from 1968 to 1990, with Omar Bongo leading the party from 1968 until his 2009 death; his son Ali Bongo Ondimba took over the party after his father's death. The party continued to be the dominant party in the country as a result of fradulent elections, holding 113/121 National Assembly seats and 81/102 Senate seats in 2017.